Genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence, secondary cancer among head and neck cancer patients

(University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Eighteen single-point genetic variations indicate risk of recurrence for early-stage head and neck cancer patients and their likelihood of developing a second type of cancer, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reported at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference.

source : www.eurekalert.org

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